In 1963, Phil Spector got his team of singers and musicians together to record one of the most famous Christmas albums in music history, A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector. However, they ...

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Spector was the hottest producer in the world at the time of the album’s release, but it dropped on Nov. 22, 1963 — yes, the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

“A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector” was recorded in the summer of 1963 in Los Angeles and released Nov. 22, 1963 on Philles Records.